longer bolts may be a better alternative.thought about that when i was redoing the valve adj because i put the wrong cam & caps on one head.what a dumba$$

 

don't know about brave-too tight to buy a reman.don't have to have the truck right away so have plenty of time

 

Looks like your coming along. The weather has been terrible to work in even in a garage lately. I can't wait until it stays in the 60's. I have to fix one of my mustangs and have been putting off because it is too cold and our shop doesn't have the gas hooked up right now. I have to replace a oil pan that started leaking due to a small crack that some how appeared.

 

Littlerunner,
There is a certain amount of bravery involved in taking on a project like this regardless of the reasons... in my book. You take the responsibility out of a "mechanic's" hands and put it all in your own. It can be a scary proposition if you're not real familiar with it all, as you have recently discoverd...lol! Try putting the headbolts on without the spacers! I did that, and apparently so have others. I broke two of the new headbolts in the process and had to drill them out. I even had to replace the new headgasket. $$$! Good thing I didn't warp my head. And, good thing you caught your oversight in the process, eh? (I refer to "real" mechanics. There are those who like to call themselves mechanics, yet would be more suited to plunging toilets....seriously. And no, I don't consider myself a mechanic...lol)

CyMoN....very crafty of your father.

 

well i did turn wrenches for 10 yrs at a nissan dealer for 10 yrs.got the oppurtinity to take over as service manager 6 yrs ago.have been service manager at a toyota dealer for the past 5 yrs.not afraid of the wrench but after you haven't done stuff like that for a while its kinda physically demanding.i also feel fortunate to have my techs around for advice if needed & can buy oem parts at 10% over cost.hopefully in a couple weeks the littlerunner will be back up & we'll see if i've still got what it takes.ome shocks & coils & 32s come after that.also set up account with ARB at dealer so that wrks pretty well also.

 

crank is in block,turns free,rings on pistons,picked up engine stand today for 25 bucks.have to get some longer bolts to attach engine.hope to be smellin smoke by the end of march

 

short block is back in truck.ac compressor & starter mounted.looking forward to gettin done.even though i don't have to have it i miss driving it

 

finally startin to look like something again


even got a little somethin special for her

 

Woohoo...how exciting! Looks very nice. << applause!! >>

 

thanx,hope to have it running by next weekend.get the shocks on & maybe in a couple months get the rear springs.

 

Nice, you will be ready for that trail ride!

 

what trail ride you speakin of

 

gettin closer

ome woo hoo

picked this up for $25

heres my bud

 

LBL Places in TN poll

 

almost unrelated but not quite:

I have the same engine stand at home. If you ever want to put a larger motor on it, gusset / reinforce the corner between the vertical tube and the tube for the center caster wheel. I put the Volvo Penta small block (complete with cast iron manifolds) from my brother-in-law's boat on mine and promptly snapped the bottom tube - oops.

 

gettin close to bustin bugs

runnin out of pieces